Wild People Quiet: In Conversation with Tara Gereaux

Join gritLIT and the Art Gallery of Hamilton for a memorable evening with Tara Gereaux, in celebration of her new novel, Wild People Quiet, an exquisitely rendered story exploring the repercussions of a woman’s decision to hide her Métis identity while living in a small, predominantly white prairie town in the 1940s.

Doors open at 6:30 PM

Headshot of Author, Tara Gereaux

Tara Gereaux is the author of Saltus, which was shortlisted for the 2022 ReLit Novel Award and three Saskatchewan Book Awards; and Size of a Fist, a teen novella, which was also shortlisted for two Saskatchewan Book Awards. Tara holds an MFA in creative writing from UBC and has worked as a writer and story editor for film and television. She is a citizen of the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan and lives in Regina on Treaty 4 territory and the homeland of the Métis.

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AGH Members: $10
General Admission: $15

Partner: gritLIT
gritLIT is Hamilton’s annual literary festival, a celebration of Canadian authors. Since its inception in 2004, the festival has built a reputation with readers in the Golden Horseshoe as a place to get “up close and personal” with their favourite authors and to discover new voices.